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IC Journal No: 8192
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Organoleptic and microscopic examination revealed various diagnostic characters. Stem (dried, 30-40 cm long, light
brown having characteristic odour with bitter taste and smooth texture), flower (dried, 3-5 cm long and crumpled,
dark brown to blue in color having characteristic odour and bitter taste with smooth texture), leaf (dried, 7-8 cm long
and broken, brownish green, characteristic odour, bitter in taste and smooth texture). The transverse section of the
stem (hollow in between) of Gentiana regeliana Gand. showed presence of epidermal cell and abundant xylem
vessels. Stomata arrangement was anisocytic and anomocytic with numerous non-glandular trichomes on both
surfaces. These findings should be expedient for inclusion in the Pharmacopoeia of Medicinal plants.
Keyword: Gentiana, Microscopy, Macroscopic
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microscope. To study microscopic characters of stained with phloroglucinol solution for few
Gentiana regeliana Gand. stem, transverse minutes and followed by concentrated
sections of fresh stem were prepared with the hydrochloric acid (1:1) in watch glass. It was
help of sharp blade. The lignified tissues were mixed well and allowed to stand for about 3 min.
distinguished by using safranin stain. For this free It was then mounted in glycerin (50%) and
hand sections of stem were placed for two min. in observed under microscope. Similarly, the
the safranin solution in a petriplate and washed in powder was also stained with weak iodine (N/50)
other petriplate containing distilled water. Then solution for the identification of starch grains.
the sections were mounted on clean glass slide Powder was treated with conc.H2SO4 for the
with help of glycerin water and covered by glass identification of calcium oxalate crystals [8]. The
cover slip. Then slides were observed under light powder microscopic characters were noted.
microscope.
3. Results
2.3 Powder Microscopy 3.1 Organoleptic study:
A small amount of powder was taken and boiled The results were obtained in study of Gentiana
with chloral hydrate to remove chlorophyll. Then regeliana Gand. aerial part (Table 1)
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Fig 6: Fibre
Fig 7: Non-glandular Trichome
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